Market snapshots

Dave Southwood's latest collection of photographs captures the intricacies of the legendary Milnerton Market.
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They always looked for money (2004). Photo: Dave Southwood.
They always looked for money (2004). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Hoover (2004). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Hoover (2004). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Boat rides on the lagoon (1999). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Boat rides on the lagoon (1999). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Terry West (2004). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Terry West (2004). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Anne and Louis Conradie’s take-aways (1999). Photo: Dave Southwood.
Anne and Louis Conradie’s take-aways – buy lekker toebroodjies (1999). Photo: Dave Southwood.
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Posted 18 Nov 10 By Design Indaba Creative Work / Design News Comments

Markets are curious spaces. It will tell you more about a community than the local newspaper does.

The Milnerton Market is a well-known space for selling all kinds of knick knacks. On Saturday and Sunday mornings one can expect to find anything from vacuum cleaners to CDs, books, clothes, ornaments, furniture and baby chairs.

And then there are the market people, an eclectic denomination of their own. For the past decade Dave Southwood has been capturing the nuances of the Milnerton Market. By both participating and observing, he has amassed a collection of images that “reflect the chaotic complexity of personalities, conversations and objects, which comprise this quirky institution”.

Southwood’s photographic essay Milnerton Market presents 100 photograhs and will be exhibited at the AVA Gallery in Cape Town until 10 December 2010. At the same time, a publication documenting Southwood’s work of the Milnerton market will also be released.